mordent

mordent

English

Etymology

Italian mordente

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/
• Homophone: mordant

Noun

mordent (plural mordents)

1. (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.

Derived terms

• inverted mordent
• lower mordent
• upper mordent

Translations

ornament

Japanese: モルデント (morudento), 漣音 (れんおん, ren'on)

See also

• mordant
• pralltriller

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French

Verb

mordent

1. third-person plural present indicative of mordre
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of mordre

Anagrams

• dorment

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Latin

Verb

mordent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of mordeō